Re: How to make pressing TAB key enter a single TAB character in a .py file?

2015-08-16 2:59 GMT+03:00 Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com>:
> On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 5:36:44 PM UTC-5, ZyX wrote:
>> 2015-08-16 1:27 GMT+03:00 Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com>:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have the following modline in a .py file. When I type TAB, two TAB
>> > characters are entered into the file. How only let one TAB characters
>> > entered? Thanks.
>> >
>> > # vim: set noexpandtab tabstop=2:
>
> It seems that shiftwidth is not the problem, as I tried the following modline yet a TAB key still is two TAB characters. Could you try it and let me know what is the correct modline? Thanks.

There is also &softtabstop. (Actually *it* is the one that contains
how many spaces *TAB* inserts, &shiftwidth is for other things like
`<` or `>` normal commands.) But it defaults to zero (noexpandtab
tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2 softtabstop=0 will make <TAB> insert 2-wide
tab) and I forgot that Python ftplugin modifies default.

>
> # vim: set noexpandtab tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2:
>
>> Default shiftwidth for Python files is 4 (which is &tabstop * 2 with
>> your settings, so two tabs). You need to set &shiftwidth option as
>> well.
>>
>> >
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>> > Peng
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